IF WOMEN WERE SUDDENLY HIRING PROSTITUTES IN GREATER NUMBERS, IT WOULD BE A SIGN THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH MEN. And if men hire prostitutes in greater numbers, it’s a sign that . . . something’s wrong with men. The storyline is certainly consistent. . . .
UPDATE: A reader emails:
First off, Glenn, please don’t give my name out on your site. I don’t need the world to know my sex life.
Having said that, there was a period of my life–about fifteen years back–when I frequently paid prostitutes. Based not only on my own experiences, but on the experiences of other men I’ve met who have done the same, I can tell you flat out this article is crap. It claims to be interested in finding out about johns, but after a few misleading statistics meant to imply that all johns are basically rapists, goes back to the standard talk about how bad prostitutes have it.
Well, of course prostitutes have it bad. If 99% of johns are nonviolent, and she sees five clients a day, then she’ll have a violent client once every three weeks on average. This doesn’t say much about johns; mostly it’s an unintended lesson in the law of averages.
So, what are johns really like? Brace yourself: most of them are unattractive men who are having a hard time getting laid. I’m a lifelong bachelor, but I’m pretty sure this is true for married johns as well: just because you’re married doesn’t mean your wife will have sex with you. Also, in many cases, the wife in question isn’t very attractive, simply because the unattractive husband had to take what he could get; I’m not defending adultery, but in many cases, the john is probably seriously repulsed by his wife.
I guess “johns are homicidal rapists” gets more readers than “johns are ugly nerds.”
Indeed. Meanwhile, another reader, who also asks anonymity, writes:
They are.
http://www.eros-lasvegas.com/classifieds/erosfemale.htm
as of today there are 251 ladies advertising their services of which 144 are offering services to other women. It’s no longer the old ‘men exploiting women’ narrative.
Oh, the narrative won’t change, just because the facts do. Exit question: Are “Janes” ugly female nerds?
ANOTHER UPDATE: A reader emails: “Can we PLEASE stop calling them ‘Johns?'” Guess what his first name is . . . .